Tag: Aaron Schock

As one Woodford County Board member noted during a recent finance committee meeting discussing the campaign funds of former Congressman Aaron Schock, “As a taxpayer, that’s not my money to get back. It’s the fools who donated to him.”

Now at least one is asking for just that.

A Chicago donor is the most recent to ask Schock to pony up following his controversial exit from office, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.

The Tribune reported Wednesday that a lawyer who donated $500 to Schock’s campaign in 2012 is asking for a refund.

The suit alleges Foster made the donation when Schock was “a breath of fresh air in Illinois politics, and had a bright future in Congress,” the lawsuit states

“However, the opposite was true, and while Schock may have been a new, young face in Congress, he willingly followed well-tread paths of political sleaze for personal gain.”

It appears a line for Schock’s coffers is quickly forming. The Peoria Republican reportedly left office at the beginning of this month with more than $3 million in campaign funds.

Schock paid up for questionable expenses, such as his Downton Abbey office renovation. The Marshall County Board sent a request to Schock to reimburse the county for $76,000 to cover the special election required to find his replacement. Woodford County may be the next of several to follow suit.

Schock has no legal obligation to cover the costs of his own resignation.

Do you think the residents of Illinois will see any of that $3 million?